As the reigns of the 2020-2021 Miss Salt River and Jr. Miss Salt River come to a close, the opportunity to end the year with a virtual event helped Miss Salt River Isabella Dockerty spread her platform message to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.  On May 20, via a video on social media Dockerty […]

Youth ages 12-18 had the opportunity to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccine clinic on Thursday, May 20, in the Salt River High School lobby. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth were given their first dose and will return to get their second dose in three weeks.  “Today we are using the Pfizer […]

On April 26, Salt River Schools began to slowly bring students back to in-person learning after having spent the last year learning from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents, guardians, teachers and some students were excited to get back to learning face-to-face as Salt River Elementary School (SRES), the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and Westwood High School freshman Marcus Lasiloo has been preparing himself to play high school baseball since he was 4 years old. In his freshman year, he made the Westwood boys’ freshman and junior varsity teams.  “He started in the Mesa Westwood Little League when he was 4 years […]

As temperatures in southern Arizona start to rise, so does the need to remind people about the danger of leaving children and pets inside hot cars. When the air temperature reaches 100 degrees, the temperature inside a vehicle can reach 138 degrees in five minutes and 150 degrees in 15 minutes.  Parents must know that […]

As June approaches, the Miss Salt River Pageant Committee is recruiting young women to compete to be crowned the next Miss and Jr. Miss Salt River. The committee has come up with a new way of presenting the pageant virtually so everyone can view it without a crowd of people gathering in one space.  When […]

National Foster Care Month every May is a time to acknowledge foster parents, family members, child welfare professionals and others who help youth in foster care. This month is also a good time to learn about the SRPMIC Foster Care Program and how you can become a foster parent to one or more children of […]

Saguaro High School junior Ky-Moni Harney challenged herself this year by getting out of her comfort zone and trying out for a new sport. Harney felt that due to the COVID-19 pandemic she missed out on some of her high school experiences, and she wanted to try a new sport. She played basketball with the […]